My Research

[Cicjose]

Team value:  $9,058,600.       
Salary cap left: $80,400

Backs

Brendan Goddard
Bryce Gibbs
Grant Birchall
Dyson Heppel
Matt Suckling
Pearce Hanley
Sam Docherty

(Sam Colqhourn, Tom Lee)

Mids

Dane Swan
Gary Ablett
Trent Cotchin
Joel Selwood
Dayle Garlett
Brad Crouch

(Tom Mitchell, Jaeger O'Meara)

Rucks

Nathan Vardy
Matthew Leuenberger

(Brodie Grundy , Joe Daniher)

Forwards

Lance Franklin
Harley Bennel
Matthew Pavlich
Matthew Wright
David Hale
Tom Hawkins
Mark Lecras

(Travis Varcoe, Jesse Hogan)

[Mr.Craig]

I'll be having a good look at Vardy and Wright myself. Not sure many people will be able to justify the cost of having both Swan and GAJ in their starting team. Curious to know your thoughts on Hale, I can't see him improving and he's just short of what I'd like in a keeper.

[Cicjose]

my rucks are players who should be on the improve

so having Hale swapping with Daniher is a little bit of security for Vardy who i expect to be best 22 next year

[Mr.Craig]

I'm not positive Hogan will feature early given his young age.

[Cicjose]

it depends what team he ends up at but will certainly look at others when the draft is completed

[DT-SC]

not a bad team at all but keep in mid it will be about 500k over the salary cap when real prices are announced

[Cicjose]

im expecting vardy and leuenberger to help me with the cap.....

wish they would be rookie price.....

http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/147969/default.aspx (TAC Draftees)

http://www.afl.com.au/Finals/10ThingsWeLearnt/tabid/19681/Default.aspx (Good and Bad)

http://www.afl.com.au/retirements%20%20delistings/tabid/13717/default.aspx (List management)

http://www.afl.com.au/the%20wash-up/tabid/19653/default.aspx (Expert analysis)

[Cicjose]

http://www.afl.com.au/development/nabaflrisingatarsprogram/nabunder18s/tabid/276/default.aspx (Under 18's results)

http://www.afl.com.au/nab%20afl%20draft%20combine/tabid/780/default.aspx (Draft Picks)

[meow meow]

it depends what team he ends up at but will certainly look at others when the draft is completed

The only way Hogan can get drafted is in the mini-draft. Like O'Meara and Crouch, he will not be able to play in his first year.

[Cicjose]

really? is he underage? i didnt know that :(

[Colliwobblers]

That team looks awesome Cic, and expensive!

The only thing glaringly wrong with it is there is no Beams.

I used to say there is no Dream in a team without Swan.

Now I say there is no Dream in a team without Beams :)

it kind of has a nice rhyming ring to it too no?

[Cicjose]

Beams will be the most expensive forward tho right assuming he kept his DPP?

[Colliwobblers]

Beams will be the most expensive forward tho right assuming he kept his DPP?

Yes by far although buddy missed games but scored high when he played? should be up there think same for Johnson...

I will start Beams in the middle as a MID only. He has arrived :)

3 rd in the competition in possessions 2012
5 th in the competition in DT points 2012

(Swan would have beat him if not for missed games)

My fear with Swan is Rockliff Syndrome :)

He is getting older, he is still a superstar mid we all want on the ball, but Collingwood needs to continue to develop the FUTURE midfielders, so I see Swan spending more and more time FWD especially if we end up with FWD issues post Cloke....

Might be the first season ever that I don't start Swan. might be.....

[Andrew]

Joel Selwood? I'm not touching him again, Geelong rotate their guns too often and he gets beat up on too much.

[Colliwobblers]

Joel Selwood? I'm not touching him again, Geelong rotate their guns too often and he gets beat up on too much.

Me I can't stand the guy, spends 90% of his time asking the umpire for a free kick and the other 10% ducking.

but he scores well....